Traction Headache
Traction Headache
What could be wrong with my neck?
I sprained my neck a few months ago, but it was always achy after it stopped hurting. The achy pain would subside when i cracked my neck. However, one night my neck wouldn’t crack and the ache just got worse and i started to get a headache and dizzyness. I went to the doctor and he said something about muscle spasms, so i took it easy for a couple days and the headaches have gone away, but my neck is still achy if not painful and i still get dizzy. I got traction on my neck as therapy and it made me extremely dizzy after. If someone could tell me something i could do to make it better, or what it is, it would be much appreciated!
yeah, two things. First, I would sleep with a neck brace on that way while your sleeping your not causing more damage. Another thing, I have injured my neck working out ( I know different situation ) But it had the same effect, it would hurt really bad and when I cracked my neck to the sides and up and down it would feel 10x better for a little while, then the pain came back. I just took glucosimine joint supplements and just went really easy on it. Took about a month but my neck is 100% functional and it hasn’t given me any problems for over a year. It might help that I’m young (in my 20′s).
Traction Headache
what is the following brain related disease/problem called? (see details please)?
Ok so I don’t remember what this is called but I saw an episode of Mystery Diagnosis on Discovery Health one day and this girl had headaches (and a bunch of other things I can’t remember). The doctors eventually had to do a surgery in her neck but before that she did this traction thing that pulled her head up off of her neck (like stretching your neck but upwards) and that relieved the pressure that was on her something.
I was wondering based on this, I know, super vague description if ANYONE knows what problem/disease I’m talking about? I’d really love to know what this is because I think I may have the same thing.
Best answer will be rewarded.
Thanks 
I think she had her brain stem (maybe) that was enlarged and it was pressing on her spinal cord.
if this helps
could it have been Chiari Malformation?
That is where the back of the skull, by your neck, is too small and the brain stem grows down into the spinal column. The operation removes a piece of the back of the skull, by the top of the spinal column to create a larger space for the brain stem. This relieves the pressure and stops the symptoms, like headaches, ear ringing, numbness and tingling in the arms or legs, dimness of vision, sometimes speech problems.
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